help for helpers

"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." -Fred Rogers.

﻿why this matters

Our world is in desperate need of healing.

The suffering of the world is much greater than any one person can take on. We depend upon the generous souls whose are devoted to making the world a more compassionate, safe, and loving place.

Those who are called to service are not always the best at caring for themselves. Sometimes they give too much. Often they treat themselves with a harshness, judgement, and lack of compassion they would never offer the people they love and serve. The tragic irony!

We cannot continue to serve without loving and caring for ourselves. This type of service that ignores or mistreats the self leads to illness (physical and mental), to burnout, to quitting, to resenting or feeling burdened by those we love and serve. That helps no one. That is why I feel called to support the courageous and necessary work of our helpers.

Healthy helpers prioritize self-care; are more grounded and present; make time for work, play and rest; are willing to ask for and accept help; give freely to others without resentment; assert their needs and boundaries; and are better equipped to help others.

who you are

Being a helper is less about what you do and more about who you are, what matters most to you, and how you relate to yourself and others.